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April 08, 2006

BAE Confirms Rumors It Is Looking To Sell Airbus Stake

Confirming a rumor that began to circulate last
month, British defense and aerospace company BAE
Systems PLC confirmed Friday it is in discussions to sell off its
20 percent interest in European aircraft maker Airbus.

Disciplined At Time Magazine; Took Early Retirement

Former TSA and DHS Spokesman Brian J. Doyle, 55, arrested
Tuesday for attempting to seduce a child over the internet, was
disciplined at an earlier job at Time Magazine's Washington Bureau
for downloading porn to company computers, according to an
A-section report in the Washington Post.

Had Been Readying Plane For Sun 'N Fun

Aero-News has learned Gary Schmitt, co-owner of Just Aircraft
LLC in Walhalla, SC, received serious injuries last Sunday when the
Highlander airplane he was planning to fly to Lakeland this week
went down while attempting to land.

EAA has partnered with Aircraft Financing powerhouse, AirFleet
Capital, to offer a comprehensive aircraft-loan program. "This
revolutionary new member benefit can substantially reduce EAA
members' concerns about aircraft affordability and payment options
- the two factors that most commonly deter people who love aviation
from their ambition to fly their own airplane," said EAA President
Tom Poberezny.

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) commands the world's largest single
engine piston fleet -- and that fleet now includes 18 new 182T
Skylane aircraft from Cessna Aircraft, company representatives
announced at the Sun 'N Fun Fly-In at Lakeland-Linder Regional
Airport this week.

Boeing has released the first engineering drawings for its new
747-8 airplane, launched in November 2005 by Cargolux Airlines and
Nippon Cargo Airlines. The two drawings released were for the body
landing gear and the underwing engine fittings.

Aero-Terms!

"We are deeply concerned that an impasse has been
declared in these important talks, and have grave reservations
about the possibility that the FAA could impose a new contract on
the workers 60 days after the matter is transmitted to
Congress."

Source: From a joint statement released Friday
by US Reps. Steven C. LaTourette (R-OH) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ),
senior members of the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and Co-chairs of the House Republican Working Group
on Labor, regarding the impasse in talks between the FAA and the
National Air Traffic Controllers Association over a new
contract.